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Today is A&W Cruisin' For a Cause Day where one dollar from each Teen burger sold will go to the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Fees for a wide swath of municipal services were increased by city council. The roster of increases was no surprise.

Property owners will soon have to pay all the bills for dealing with drug production operations, when they are found by authorities. City council approved a new set of rules - the Controlled Substance Property Bylaw No.

A late-night party led Prince George RCMP to drugs and a loaded gun. Public complaints about noise at a house in the 4400 block of 1st Avenue (between Tabor Boulevard and Claxton Crescent) were called into police at about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Participants might win a prize but they will definitely save a life as a registrant to be an organ donor. That's the goal of the Prince George branch of the Kidney Foundation at their annual walk, which will be held Sept.

When an argument between two youths crossed into threats being issued, police became involved. One of the youths is now in custody and a search underway for a knife that might have been hidden or lost along the route he took.

Council approved the following increases to the water and sewer user fees: Water Utility - a 15 per cent increase to the residential and commercial flat rates, a 15per cent increase to the residential and commercial capacity rates and a 15 per cent i

Municipal bylaw services has been reloaded and is ready to fire. The enforcement department of City Hall has been understaffed for several months, and leadership was also in transition.

The Salvation Army in Prince George is faced with an emergency due to the high demand of their food bank services. On average the local food bank feeds about 6,000 people per month compared to last year's number of 4,383.

The B.C. government has signed its first mining revenue-sharing agreement with two First Nations in B.C.'s Southern Interior which it hopes will pave the way for more such arrangements.